Living in the Sacred Valley will be rural, and most living arrangements will entail living in organization owned houses, homestays, or guesthouses. While the locals often do not have access to hot water or WIFI, interns are usually set up with accommodations offering both amenities.

Visas are not required to intern in Peru for most nationalities, but it is important to check if your nationality requires a visa prior to arrival. Note that students from the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK, and all European countries do not need to apply for a visa ahead of time. Instead, the visa will be given as a stamp in their passport upon arrival. Just like volunteers, interns usually enter Peru as a tourist and their passports are stamped for a 30, 60, 90, or 183-day visa. You will have to let the immigration officer know how long you’ll be staying in Peru, so be sure you prep your explanation of why you’ll be there that long. In the end, the immigration officials have the sole discretion to decide how long to stamp your visa for. If you happen to overstay your visa, you will have to pay $1 per day you have overstayed upon exiting the country.

We recommend consulting GoAbroad’s Embassy Directory for more information about visas for internships in Peru.